6 Food Ippudo Ramen Sanjo Bonson Lam Kyoto’s night owls never had it so good at Ippudo Ramen, where Manhattan meets Hakata in the business center of Kyoto. It sho...
Culture A Visit to Horyuji Su Stori A visit to Horyuji Temple, Nara: Art, history, nature and lovely food around Japan.
Culture Arcade Addiction Komal Khiani Your guide to Japanese arcade games, full of online video games, music games, pachinko slots and happy prizes.
9 Culture Exotic Beauty of Kin-gyu-in Larry Knipfing At Kin-gyu-in, the outer gate was open. Nobody was there; the inner gate was closed. I turned back to leave when something ca...
10 Culture Beautiful Views of Kobe Port Tower Manish Prabhune This photo story details multiple views I have taken over a two year period. Hope they inspire you to visit someday!
11 Culture Yamazaki Suntory Whiskey Distillery Cathy Cawood Suntory Whiskey Distillery in Yamazaki offers free tours of their whiskey library, distillery, and aging cellar and includes ...
9 Culture Ishiyamadera's Muyu-en Pond Garden Cathy Cawood Muyu-en, a beautiful Japanese pond garden at Ishiyamadera in Otsu, has koi ponds, red bridges and a small waterfall.
12 Culture Daiho-in Garden Larry Knipfing Daiho-in Temple Garden in May: The sound of water dripping out of bamboo into a small moss covered fountain blended with a bi...
Food Tea House Lipton in Sanjo Alexandra Dorovici Did you know that Lipton tea brand had its own Tea House in Kyoto? Tea House Lipton opened in 1930 to promote Lipton tea alon...
15 Activities The Deer of Nara Park Alexandra Dorovici Looking for a relaxing yet fun activity in Nara? Have a walk with one of the thousand deer in Nara Park!